VFPServ General Fund

Summary

The Volunteers for Prosperity Service Incentive Program (VFPServ) is a public-private partnership of the US government to make short-term volunteering abroad by skilled Americans more affordable.

$389,819
total raised

1,409
donors

0
monthly donors

8
years active

Challenge

By making funds available to cover at least a portion of the major costs involved with service assignments abroad for American professionals, VFPServ will help to ensure greater numbers of volunteers, thereby extending the reach of Volunteers for Prosperity (VFP), an initiative established by President Bush on September 25, 2003 to encourage skilled Americans to serve others in need around the world and support the nation’s global health and health prosperity agenda.

Solution

VFPServ provides grants to partner organizations to assist skilled Americans who wish to volunteer abroad. VFPServ grants (ranging from $500 to $1000) are individual, non-renewable and are designated to offset travel, insurance and local living costs

Long-Term Impact

More American professionals will have the ability to go overseas to volunteer.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

Resources

http://www.globalgiving.com/vfp.html
Volunteers for Prosperity Web Site
Find a volunteer opportunity
VFPServ website

Organization Information

GlobalGiving

Location: Washington, D.C. - USA
Website: https://www.globalgiving.org

Project Leader:
Britt Lake
Washington, DC United States

Funded Project!

Thanks to 1,409 donors like you, a total of $389,819 was raised for this project on GlobalGiving. Combined with other sources of funding, this project raised enough money to fund the outlined activities and is no longer accepting donations.